Smith & Joseph Law Firm, LLC

07/10/2015

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01/10/2015

We deliver ethical and responsible legal services.
SJLF adheres to the Professional Responsibility Program and works within the spirit of SJLF values of honor,
respect, and devotion to duty.

06/09/2015

19/08/2015

Police Notice

09/07/2015

'Unbreakable,' a book comprising articles written by the late Senior Counsel Dana Seetahal, was launched at the West Mall Branch of Nigel R. Khan Booksellers on Wednesday night. Read More: http://ow.ly/PpmjB

25/06/2015

The Law Association of Trinidad and Tobago

Its here once again, our 2015 Wine and Cheese event. come out and meet the council and many other distinguished guest.

Date: July 31st 2015

Time 4-7:30pm

Venue: The Foyer, Hall of Justice, Port of Spain
Cost: $400

Tickets can be purchased at the secretariat or from any council member.

Don't be left out.

25/05/2015

Privilege—material sent in error or wrongfully used

This Practice Note looks at the different situations that may occur by which a privileged communicationis seen by solicitors acting for the opposing party. It discusses how the court has dealt with the issues
which will depend on the factual circumstances surrounding how the solicitor came to have the
privileged communication. It also covers the wrongful use of privileged material by public bodies.

Receipt of privileged documents

If you receive documents and it is obvious from their nature
that they might be privileged (eg they are advice from counsel)
and it is obvious that they have been sent in error, you should
immediately stop reading the documents and send a letter
returning them to the source you received them from (generally
the other side’s solicitors). You should return all copies of the
privileged documents in your possession and, in the covering
letter, confirm the documents have not been:
• sent elsewhere. If they have already been sent on, eg to other
members of the team, explain that you will seek to ensure they
are returned or destroyed
• read other than to the extent necessary to realise that they
were privileged. If they have been read, you should explain who
has read the documents and provide undertakings that the
information contained in them will not be used
• advise your client throughout of what you are doing
You must act promptly if you receive privileged documents by
mistake. Failure to do so may lead to the threat of an injunction
against you.

13/05/2015

1 womb, 2 dads: Judge rules man must only support one twin, report says

A different, unidentified man fertilized the other egg, according to DNA tests.

06/05/2015

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20/04/2015

Senior Magistrate robbed at gunpoint
Friday, April 17 2015

CRIME directly impacted a judicial officer when armed bandits held up and robbed a senior magistrate of her vehicle, which was subsequently recovered following quick work by Northern Division officers.

Police reported that at about 3.15 pm on Wednesday, Senior Magistrate Ejenny Espinet, 56, who presides over matters in the Port-of- Spain Family Court and lives in Trincity, parked her bronze coloured Hyundai Tucson along the road opposite her home.

As she exited her vehicle, Espinet was accosted by two men of African decent, one of whom was brandishing a firearm. The bandits announced a hold up-and in fear for her life, Espinet handed over the keys to her vehicle.

The bandits got into the vehicle and drove off while a traumatised Espinet contacted the police. Officers from the Maloney Police Station, Arouca CID and Northern Division Task Force responded. The officers later found the vehicle, valued at $160,000 abandoned in the car park at Building Two, Maloney. The description given of the two men is that one is of slim build, 5’ 4” tall dark brown in complexion and in his 30s.

At the time he was wearing a blue jersey while the other suspect is about 5’ 7” tall, dark brown in complexion and also in his 30’s and was wearing a white t-shirt. Cpl Ramjohn is continuing enquiries.

31/03/2015

Several Police Officers Attached to Sangre Grande Police Station have been arrested and is being processed by members of the Professional Standards of the TTPS name of some officers arrested and detained are Police Sergent Allan Khan, Police Corporal N. Vialva, Pc. Francis, WPC Skeete #6565 and others these officers are being questioned as investigation continues into the Unlawful burning of a young man from Sangre Grande whom went to Crime Watch Host Ian Alleyne complaining that he had bought a car and was driving it without having a Permit or Insurance and he went and gave up himself at the Station and he was beaten by officers and the officers throw Hot boiling water on his P***s area and also throw hot pepper sauce on this private part.

12/03/2015

Help needed who would do such a thing